UC Students Post-Earthquake:
Burnout, Academic Performance and Employability
Dr. Joana KuntzDr. Katharina Näswall
Sonja RaeDepartment of Psychology, UC
New Zealand Tertiary Community Engagement Summit, 2013
Background and Variables
Background
• Protracted effects of burnout (e.g., organisations)• Role of Institutional and Social Support in recovery• Perceived employability • Perceptions of university life
Variables
• Support: Institutional Support; Social Support (Peers, Family)• Work Overload• Burnout (Emotional Exhaustion and Disengagement)• Perceived Employability (Marketability and Efficacy) and related• Academic Performance (GPA)
Correlations
Variable M SD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Inst. Support I. 3.68 .56
2. Inst. Support E. 3.45 .62 .56**
3. Peer Support 3.62 .69 .30** .35**
4. Family Support 4.17 .67 .26** .27** .41**
5. Work Overload 3.20 .61 -.07 -.18** -.06 -.06
6. Burnout Exhaustion 3.08 .67 -.13* -.27** -.13* -.17** .57**
7. Burnout Disengage 2.57 .69 -.13* -.26** -.20** -.25** .38** .62**
8. Employable Market. 3.23 .71 .18** .34** .29** .15* .07 -.18** -.15*
9. Employable Efficacy 3.51 .79 .12* .19** .22** .21** -.04 -.25** -.32** .60**
10. Community Sense 3.61 .81 .24** .35** .50** .30** .04 -.17** -.18** .36** .19**
Employability - Regressions
Variable EmployabilityMarketability
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EmployabilityJob Seeker Efficacy
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Inst. Support Immediate-.06 .03
Inst. Support Extended .33** .09
Family Support-.03 .10
Peer Support .21** .11
Work Overload .33** .23**
Burnout Exhaustion -.27** -.19*
Burnout Disengagement .01 -.26**
Other Employability Factors
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Academic Performance
Undergraduate Students (Mean GPA)
2011 – GPA100= 5.65
2012 – GPA200= 5.43
2013 – GPA300= 5.96
Postgraduate Students (Mean GPA)
2010 – GPA100= 5.78
2011 – GPA200= 6.16
2012 – GPA300= 6.44
2013 – GPA_PG= 6.88
• Steady, significant GPA increase for PG students, and significant GPA decrease in 2012 for UG students.
• Over time, higher feelings of disengagement with academic work and the university were associated with decreased academic performance.
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Qualitative data analysis … in progress
Quality of University Support after the earthquakes
(e.g., workload management)
Positive and negative aspects of the students’
experience at UC
Perceived employability and job prospects
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